Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-06


One OF the hunors Of the medical congress now
ia session Is the controversy between an American
dentist AMI a leading member OF the same profess
sion from Great Britain as TO the practicabtty OF
the art OF tranSplanting teeth The American is
30 assured OF his own success in this class OF oper-
alton that be Is willing to make any test required
and the EngliShman has given the most eonvinc-
ing demonstration OF his disbelief By Offering
himself as subject to be operated upon The
experiment will be very interesting of course but
It Is by no means new. Nearly seventy years ago
DR.. Delabarre. French surgeon-dentiSt proved
TO his own satisfaction that it was possible TO re-
move an unSound tooth, cleanse and I'LL It, and
replace it IN its socket, where IL would soon re-
establish It's connection with the system. No
special attention was attracted TO the subject at
the time, as the art OF dentistry was not suffi-
GENTLY advanced. After the lapse of more than
q half century, however, Mr.. Magitot took UP the
study OF this question and carried his experiments
good deal further. OF sixty-two operations ike
DIR. Delabarre's, ffty-seven proved wholly Sue
cessfuL There is always some local reaction
during the process OF refrigeration. he reports,
small bolts and assesses appearing; but these
expend themselves in ten or twelve days, and the
cure Is complete. Where the experiment does not
succeed, the failure is announced BY the iuflam-
nations e1ecting the restored tooth in day or
two. In the transportation OF teeth from one
mouth 70 another, OF from and 10 various parts of
the same mouth, the process Is considerably
slower, and the successful results do not bear so
large proportion TO the total number Of expert
plentS
The possibilities this branch of science lays open
for the benefit OF the are almost beyond COM
putation. Not only does 1t put sound set OF
teeth within the reach OF everyone Instead of
leaving his comfort dependent on an artificial ar
ray, but enables dentists TO straighten distorted
rows and recttfy misplacements on the Jaw. In
cases where the root OF a tooth is sound and the
upper part has crumbled away, the whole tooth
AN be drawn, an artificial crown rfveted on TO the
base, and the composite structure put back into
the cavity, 10 become inside Of fortnight for all
practical purposes, an integral part OF the mouth
The fnendlv Anglo-Amertcan contest will result
let Us hope, in the complete success OF our own
countryman-nOt because our national pride alone
Is involved in the outcome, but because all man.
kind viii be the happier for knowing that human
Ingenuity has solved so troublesome problem
The artist who engraved the scabbard of the
sword presented by the people OF Arizona to Gen
Miles chose for one OF his pictures according to
the newspaper reports, ''the scene at Geroninos
surrender" Whence he got his material would be
an interesting discovery. For months after the
e-ose OF the Apache war, the people of the East,
including some rulers high In authority, found it
Impossible to make out whether Geronimo did
surrender, or whether he was captured; and when
IL seemed 70 be definitely settled that there was a
surrender, there ensued long period OF doubt as
70 It's terms II the engraver had mad a little more
space at his command he might have turned his
picture Into triptic, and shown, on one side of
The main sketch, the appearance OF the President
while issuing his order for the complete subtura-
ton or annihilation OF Geronimo's band. and on
the other side bis appearance while Gen. Miles
was explaining why Geronimo was whisked sud-
1enly down into Texas while the courts OF Arizona
yearned so for chance TO try him for murder.